Abhanga 470
This abhang names the fake-sōrī unmasking register:
The verse
नीट पाट करूनि थाट । दावीतसे तोरा । आपणाकडे पाहो कोणी । निघाली बाजारा ॥१॥ ते सौरी नव्हे निकी । भक्तीविण फिकी ॥ध्रु.॥ चांग भांग करूनि सोंग । दावी माळा मुदी । रुक्याची आस धरूनि । हालवी ती फुदी ॥२॥ थोरे घरीं करी फेरी । तेथें नाचे बरी । जेथें निघे रुका । तेथें हालवी टिरी ॥३॥ आंत मांग बाहेर चांग । सौरी ती नव्हे तेग । तुका दास नटतसे । न करी त्याचा संग ॥४॥ चाल माझ्या राघो । डोंगरीं दिवा लागो ॥ध्रु.॥
Literal translation
English: Made nīṭa-pāṭa the thāṭa — shows tōrā — turn toward me — gone to bāzāra. That sōrī — not nikī — bhakti-less fikī. Cānga-bhānga sōnga — shows mālā-mudī — rukā-āśā — shakes phudī. Round at big-house — dances well — wherever rukā comes — shakes ṭirī. Inside mānga, outside cānga — sōrī not tēga — Tuka-dāsa adorns — don't keep her sanga. Cala mājhyā Rāghō — dōngarī divā lāgō.
मराठी: नीट पाट करूनि थाट दावीतसे तोरा — आपणाकडे पाहो कोणी निघाली बाजारा. ते सौरी नव्हे निकी — भक्तीविण फिकी. चांग भांग करूनि सोंग — दावी माळा मुदी — रुक्याची आस धरूनि हालवी ती फुदी. थोरे घरीं करी फेरी तेथें नाचे बरी — जेथें निघे रुका तेथें हालवी टिरी. आंत मांग बाहेर चांग — सौरी ती नव्हे तेग — तुका दास नटतसे न करी त्याचा संग. चाल माझ्या राघो डोंगरीं दिवा लागो.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
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| नीट पाट करूनि थाट | "nīṭa-pāṭa — made thāṭa" |
| दावीतसे तोरा | "shows tōrā" |
| आपणाकडे पाहो कोणी निघाली बाजारा | "turn toward — gone to bāzāra" |
| ते सौरी नव्हे निकी | "that sōrī — is not nikī" |
| भक्तीविण फिकी | "bhakti-less, fikī" |
| चांग भांग करूनि सोंग | "cānga-bhānga — sōnga" |
| दावी माळा मुदी | "shows mālā-mudī" |
| रुक्याची आस धरूनि हालवी ती फुदी | "rukā-āśā — shakes phudī" |
| थोरे घरीं करी फेरी तेथें नाचे बरी | "round at big-house — dances well there" |
| जेथें निघे रुका तेथें हालवी टिरी | "wherever rukā — shakes ṭirī" |
| आंत मांग बाहेर चांग | "inside mānga, outside cānga" |
| सौरी ती नव्हे तेग | "sōrī — not tēga" |
| तुका दास नटतसे न करी त्याचा संग | "Tuka-dāsa adorns — don't keep her sanga" |
| चाल माझ्या राघो डोंगरीं दिवा लागो | "cala mājhyā Rāghō — dōngarī divā lāgō" |
What it means
A fake-sōrī unmasking abhang. Closing of the sōrī-cluster. Counterpart to 462's true-sōrī claim — here the false-sōrī. Five claims:
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नीट पाट करूनि थाट दावीतसे तोरा — आपणाकडे पाहो कोणी निघाली बाजारा — made nīṭa-pāṭa, the thāṭa — shows tōrā — turn toward me, gone to bāzāra. The fake-sōrī image: she has made everything nīṭa-pāṭa (neat-and-arranged), the thāṭa (display); shows the tōrā (style); (her gaze is) "look at me!"; she has gone to the bāzāra (market). Show-for-public-attention.
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ते सौरी नव्हे निकी — भक्तीविण फिकी — that sōrī — not nikī — bhakti-less, fikī. The diagnosis: that sōrī — is not nikī (genuine, real); bhakti-less, she is fikī (pale, washed-out). No-bhakti-no-true-sōrī.
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चांग भांग करूनि सोंग — दावी माळा मुदी — रुक्याची आस धरूनि हालवी ती फुदी — cānga-bhānga, sōnga — shows mālā-mudī — rukā-āśā shakes phudī. The appearances-and-rear-shaking: makes the cānga-bhānga show; displays mālā-mudī (garland-and-ring); holding the rukā-āśā (coin-hope), shakes the phudī (rear / hindquarters). Coin-pursuit by suggestive-dance.
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थोरे घरीं करी फेरी तेथें नाचे बरी — जेथें निघे रुका तेथें हालवी टिरी — round at big-house, dances well — wherever rukā, shakes ṭirī. The coin-led-dancing: makes the rounds at the big-houses; dances well there; wherever the rukā comes from, there she shakes the ṭirī (hip). Coin-determines-the-dance.
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आंत मांग बाहेर चांग — सौरी ती नव्हे तेग — तुका दास नटतसे न करी त्याचा संग — चाल माझ्या राघो डोंगरीं दिवा लागो — inside mānga, outside cānga — sōrī not tēga — Tuka-dāsa adorns, don't keep her sanga — cala mājhyā Rāghō, dōngarī divā lāgō. The closing-diagnosis-and-refrain: inside mānga (low / corrupt), outside cānga (good-looking); that sōrī is not tēga (genuine / real); Tuka-dāsa adorns himself (= becomes a true-bhakta) — does not keep her sanga; (refrain) cala mājhyā Rāghō (go, my Raghu), the lamp on the hill is lit. Don't-keep-fake-sōrī-sanga; the lamp on the hill is the path-marker.
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For someone today
This abhang names the fake-sōrī unmasking register:
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Beware the sōrī who shows tōrā — bhakti-less is fikī*. Bhakti-vīṇa fikī. Don't be fooled by neat-arrangement and stylish-display; without bhakti, the show is pale. Bhakti-test, not display-test*.
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Beware the rukā-shaken hip. Rukā-āśā hālavī phudī. Coin-pursuit determining the dance is the false-sōrī mark. Don't pay-for or be-paid-by suggestive-bhakti.
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Inside mānga, outside cānga* — fake. Āmta mānga bāhera cānga. Don't trust the outer-attractiveness without inner-purity. (Here mānga is used in its pejorative-sense for corrupt-inside; not a literal-caste-claim. Compare 0246 cāṇḍāḷa* in Tukaram's-recoded-sense.)
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Don't keep her sanga; the Rāghō*-lamp on the hill is the path-marker. Na karī tyācā sanga — cala Rāghō dōngarī divā lāgō. Don't keep fake-sōrī company; follow the Rāghō-lamp visible on the hill instead. True-bhakta-direction*.
For today: don't be fooled by sōrī-display without bhakti; don't pay or accept payment for suggestive-bhakti-dance; test by inside-vs-outside coherence; don't keep fake-bhakta company; follow the Rāghō-lamp.
This abhang is the closing of the sōrī-cluster (462-470) — fake-sōrī-unmasked, true-bhakta-keeps-distance, follow-the-Rāghō-lamp. The sōrī-form is honored (462-469) but its falsifications are unmasked (470). Tukaram's-form-criticism within the same form.
मराठी: ही ओवी fake-sōrī unmasking register नाव सांगते:
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Tōrā दाखवणाऱ्या sōrī पासून सावधान — bhakti-less fikī. भक्ति-विण फिकी. Neat-arrangement आणि stylish-display ने fooled होऊ नका; Bhakti शिवाय show pale. Bhakti-test, display-test नाही*.
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Rukā-shaken hip पासून सावधान. रुका-आशा हालवी फुदी. Coin-pursuit ने dance determine होणं — false-sōrī mark. Suggestive-bhakti साठी pay किंवा paid होऊ नका.
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आत mānga, बाहेर cānga* — fake. आंत मांग बाहेर चांग. Outer-attractiveness वर inner-purity शिवाय trust नका. (इथे mānga corrupt-inside च्या pejorative-sense ने वापरलेलं; literal-caste-claim नाही. 0246 cāṇḍāḷa* Tukaram च्या-recoded-sense compare.)
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त्याचा sanga नका; डोंगरावरचा Rāghō*-दिवा path-marker. न करी त्याचा संग — चाल राघो डोंगरीं दिवा. Fake-sōrī company नका; डोंगरावरचा Rāghō-दिवा follow करा. True-bhakta-direction*.
आज: Bhakti शिवाय sōrī-display ने fooled होऊ नका; Suggestive-bhakti-dance साठी pay किंवा accept नका; Inside-vs-outside coherence ने test करा; Fake-bhakta company नका; Rāghō-दिवा follow करा.
Sōrī-cluster (462-470) चं closing — fake-sōrī-unmasked, true-bhakta-keeps-distance, follow-the-Rāghō-lamp. Sōrī-form honored (462-469) पण त्याची falsifications unmasked (470). Tukaram च form-criticism same form मध्ये.
Where this applies
- Tōrā without bhakti is fikī. Bhakti-test.
- Rukā-shaken hip = fake. Anti-pay-bhakti.
- Inside-vs-outside coherence test. Hidden-corruption.
- Don't keep fake-bhakta sanga. Follow the lamp.